"Chaodong, which mountain peak do you want?"
Although he couldn't bear to see Lin Chaodong acting like a "whipped little wife," Village Chief Lin still had to ask him a question.
Lin Chaodong never expected that he had clearly followed his wife's instructions, but when it worked for her, even his mother's reputation was ruined. Why was it that when it came to him, people were selectively blind to it?
He was having an existential crisis and didn't notice Village Chief Lin's question. Lin Chaobei, who couldn't stand it, nudged him with his elbow, almost making him look foolish on the spot.
He glared at Lin Chaobei, rubbing his stomach with one hand. Recalling the discussion they had just had, and recalling the vague words he had overheard from Village Chief Lin, he knew they were asking him which mountain he wanted. Without hesitation, he answered:
"The one in the east of the village."
That is the mountain that Village Chief Lin told Yue Jiuyue about, where there is a well but it is not for sale.
"Hey! You're dreaming! It was all agreed beforehand that the mountain isn't for sale!"
Village Chief Lin would never have guessed that Yue Jiuyue hadn't told Lin Chaodong. He assumed that Lin Chaodong was now grown up and no longer listened to Yue Jiuyue. Didn't he notice that Lin Chaodong had been acting strangely all day? He was either coming alone to ask him to buy fertile land, or he was acting aggrieved because of Yue Jiuyue's land distribution. He didn't act like a proper man at all!
Lin Chaodong frowned. Why was everything going wrong today?
He failed to buy fertile land! He finally found someone to sell land in Nanling, but Yue Jiuyue not only divided it equally, but she also took three mu for herself! Now she won't even let him buy a hilltop. Is this some kind of pre-arranged scheme to target him?
"Then let's go to the side..."
Lin Chaodong spoke impatiently, but before he could finish, Lin Chaobei interrupted him.
"Brother, wild boars often visit that mountain. Are you sure you want it?"
Lin Chaodong thought about it and realized that it made sense. If he took that mountain, even if he built a wall around it, it might not be able to keep out the wild boars. He might as well think carefully about which mountain would be more suitable.
"Then let's choose the one on the far west side of Dongling."
Although the East Ridge is all sand and gravel, we won't have to deal with wild boars. We can also terrace the land on the mountain and bring in some better soil. That would be just as good as the South Ridge.
The important thing is that the mountain is only a deep ditch away from the easternmost wall of his house. He will see if he can build a stone bridge to make it easier to come home in the future.
At this time, Lin Chaodong was unaware that Yue Jiuyue wanted to buy them mountain strongholds so that they would all stay away from her.
Lin Chaodong made his choice, and the rest was simple. Lin Chaonan and Lin Chaobei both chose the two hills that were located further in from the back of the mountain. They were also right next to the wall, and there were no deep ditches. The hills were also quite large. The only downside was that they were relatively far in, and wild boars and the like would occasionally wander over there.
Lin Chaodong: (???_??)
So, he was really being targeted by them on purpose, right?
When he was choosing, they told him how bad that mountain was. But as soon as he chose another one, the two brothers immediately chose the one he had chosen before. If you say this wasn't intentional, he would never believe it!
But now that the selection is complete, he can't really choose a mountain further inland, can he? Although he really liked the mountain with the spring where he went to fetch water last year, and there was corn on that mountain too!
But he really didn't dare to take that mountain.
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